Drive Playlist

Malc 44 · 5 Dec 2011, 06:37 AM

Hi Guys, it's me again looking for suggestions for Driving songs.

Here's my criteria: Any genre, but must be songs about or related to driving.

Here's some of my favourites so far:

Highway Star - Deep Purple
Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Springsteen (he has so many driving songs!)
Shut Up and Drive - Rihanna
Route 66 - Rolling Stones
No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Little Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys
Road Runner - Jr Walker & The All Stars
Pull Up To The Bumper - Grace Jones
Let Me Be Your Car - Rod Stewart & Elton John
Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole
One Piece At a Time - Johnny Cash
57 Chevrolet - Billy Jo Spears
On The Road Again - Canned Heat
Radar Love - Golden Earring
Speed Demon - Michael Jackson
Silver Machine - Hawkwind
Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor
The Passenger - Iggy Pop
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
I Drove All Night - Roy Orbinson
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Baby Driver - Simon & Garfunkel
Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty
Drive My Car - The Beatles
Rush Hour - Jane Weidlin
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Road To Hell - Chris Rea
Heaven Is In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac - Hot Chocolate
All Revved up With No Place To Go - Meat Loaf
One Way Street - Nine Below Zero
Trans Island Skyway - Donald Fagen
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Drive - The Cars
Times Like These - Foo Fighters
Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) - Sting
Brand New Cadillac - The Clash

I'm sure I've missed out some good tracks here, I just can't think what they are right now.

janusz · 5 Dec 2011, 02:51 PM

Don't Drive Drunk - Steve Wonder

And if you don't mind a ready-made list, here is one.

FredOnline · 5 Dec 2011, 03:03 PM

This has GOT to be inlcuded:

Chevrolet - Stray Dog

robert@fm · 5 Dec 2011, 06:57 PM

I read once that Florian Schneider has admitted to deliberately including a soramimi in Autobahn: when he wrote the lyric "gefahren, fahren, fahren mit der Autobahn" he had the Beach Boys' Fun, Fun, Fun firmly in mind.

Which leads neatly to two more (both surfing songs):

Fun Fun Fun -- the Beach Boys
Surf City -- Jan and Dean (what kind of vehicle is a "woodie"?)

robert@fm · 5 Dec 2011, 07:36 PM

How could I have forgotten Jan and Dean's biggest hit, Little Old Lady from Pasadena?

Quote:

She's gonna get a ticket now, sooner or later,
'Cause she can't keep her foot off the accellerator...

Adam Lachlan · 5 Dec 2011, 08:13 PM

Some of these are a bit tenuous...

Everything But The Girl : Driving
Bill Cameron : 511 Highway
Jace Everett : That's the kind of love I'm in (the second verse relates to driving)
Wilson Pickett : Engine no. 9
Alison Krauss & Union Station : The road is a lover
Beth Orton : Stolen car
Billy Ocean : Get out of my dreams
The Animals : I ain't got you [/"I got a '65 Cadillac"]
Tom Robinson Band : 2-4-6-8 motorway

janusz · 5 Dec 2011, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robert@fm

what kind of vehicle is a "woodie"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodie

Malc 44 · 5 Dec 2011, 09:19 PM

Thanks everyone for your contributions so far. There are many I have not heard before but will "Spotify" listen, and add to my playlist the ones that work for me.

Also, trying to avoid road crash songs

robert@fm · 5 Dec 2011, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malc 44

Also, trying to avoid road crash songs

So the Eagles' Life in the Fast Lane (which I've just remembered) wouldn't suit you then.

Just remembered another which would fit your Christmas playlist as well

-- Michael Bolton, Driving Home for Christmas.

FredOnline · 6 Dec 2011, 02:09 AM

Trying to avoid crash songs, try taking the bus instead!

Magic Bus - The Who
Waitin' for the Bus - ZZ Top

robert@fm · 6 Dec 2011, 04:09 AM

The Beach Boys -- I Get Around
The Beach Boys -- Little Deuce Coupe
The Beach Boys -- Little Honda
Mungo Jerry -- In the Summertime
The Beatles -- Magical Mystery Tour
Jan Hammer -- Highway Made of Glass

Adam Lachlan · 7 Dec 2011, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robert@fm

Just remembered another which would fit your Christmas playlist as well

-- Michael Bolton, Driving Home for Christmas.

Michael Bolton did a version of that too?? I know Michael Ball did, I prefer it over the Chris Rea one. My favourite version of that song is probably Madeline Bell's.

robert@fm · 7 Dec 2011, 12:28 PM

^ Oops -- you're right, I got the wrong Michael.

Tsunami · 9 Dec 2011, 03:07 AM

does REM's "Drive" count, even when the title is probably metaphoric?

Some forgotten ones in your list:

"Radar Love" - Golden Earring
"Riders on the Storm" - The Doors
"LA Woman" - The Doors
"There is a Light that never goes out" - The Smiths
"Cars" - Gary Numan
"Boys of Summer" - especially the DJ Sammy cover since it doesn't only refer to the Cadillac but the video is full of road scenes
"Stan" - Eminem ft Dido
"Ride" - The Vines
"Motorcycle Emptiness" - Manic Street Preachers

Tsunami · 9 Dec 2011, 03:18 AM

Some more:

"Driver's Seat" - Sniff 'n the Tears
"Sleeping in my car" - Roxette
"Pretty fly for a white guy" - The Offspring (the line about cruising in his Pinto)
"Autobahn" - Kraftwerk
"Diane" - Hüsker Dü (although the cover by Therapy? is more famous)
"Dragula" - Rob Zombie (a Dragula apparently is some type of car, not sure if it exists in reality or only in some movie)

5 Dec 2011, 06:37 AM	#1
Malc 44 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 365	Drive Playlist Hi Guys, it's me again looking for suggestions for Driving songs. Here's my criteria: Any genre, but must be songs about or related to driving. Here's some of my favourites so far: Highway Star - Deep Purple Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Springsteen (he has so many driving songs!) Shut Up and Drive - Rihanna Route 66 - Rolling Stones No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf Little Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys Road Runner - Jr Walker & The All Stars Pull Up To The Bumper - Grace Jones Let Me Be Your Car - Rod Stewart & Elton John Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole One Piece At a Time - Johnny Cash 57 Chevrolet - Billy Jo Spears On The Road Again - Canned Heat Radar Love - Golden Earring Speed Demon - Michael Jackson Silver Machine - Hawkwind Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor The Passenger - Iggy Pop Autobahn - Kraftwerk I Drove All Night - Roy Orbinson Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett Baby Driver - Simon & Garfunkel Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty Drive My Car - The Beatles Rush Hour - Jane Weidlin Little Red Corvette - Prince Road To Hell - Chris Rea Heaven Is In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac - Hot Chocolate All Revved up With No Place To Go - Meat Loaf One Way Street - Nine Below Zero Trans Island Skyway - Donald Fagen Fast Car - Tracy Chapman Drive - The Cars Times Like These - Foo Fighters Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) - Sting Brand New Cadillac - The Clash I'm sure I've missed out some good tracks here, I just can't think what they are right now.

5 Dec 2011, 02:51 PM	#2
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,944	Don't Drive Drunk - Steve Wonder And if you don't mind a ready-made list, here is one.

5 Dec 2011, 03:03 PM	#3
FredOnline The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 2,616	This has GOT to be inlcuded: Chevrolet - Stray Dog

5 Dec 2011, 06:57 PM	#4
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	I read once that Florian Schneider has admitted to deliberately including a soramimi in Autobahn: when he wrote the lyric "gefahren, fahren, fahren mit der Autobahn" he had the Beach Boys' Fun, Fun, Fun firmly in mind. Which leads neatly to two more (both surfing songs): Fun Fun Fun -- the Beach Boys Surf City -- Jan and Dean (what kind of vehicle is a "woodie"?)

5 Dec 2011, 08:13 PM	#6
Adam Lachlan Master of the @ Join Date: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,004	Some of these are a bit tenuous... Everything But The Girl : Driving Bill Cameron : 511 Highway Jace Everett : That's the kind of love I'm in (the second verse relates to driving) Wilson Pickett : Engine no. 9 Alison Krauss & Union Station : The road is a lover Beth Orton : Stolen car Billy Ocean : Get out of my dreams The Animals : I ain't got you [/"I got a '65 Cadillac"] Tom Robinson Band : 2-4-6-8 motorway

5 Dec 2011, 09:19 PM	#8
Malc 44 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 365	Thanks everyone for your contributions so far. There are many I have not heard before but will "Spotify" listen, and add to my playlist the ones that work for me. Also, trying to avoid road crash songs

6 Dec 2011, 02:09 AM	#10
FredOnline The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 2,616	Trying to avoid crash songs, try taking the bus instead! Magic Bus - The Who Waitin' for the Bus - ZZ Top

6 Dec 2011, 04:09 AM	#11
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	The Beach Boys -- I Get Around The Beach Boys -- Little Deuce Coupe The Beach Boys -- Little Honda Mungo Jerry -- In the Summertime The Beatles -- Magical Mystery Tour Jan Hammer -- Highway Made of Glass

7 Dec 2011, 12:28 PM	#13
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	^ Oops -- you're right, I got the wrong Michael.

9 Dec 2011, 03:07 AM	#14
Tsunami The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in between the bright lights and the far unlit unknown Posts: 2,341	does REM's "Drive" count, even when the title is probably metaphoric? Some forgotten ones in your list: "Radar Love" - Golden Earring "Riders on the Storm" - The Doors "LA Woman" - The Doors "There is a Light that never goes out" - The Smiths "Cars" - Gary Numan "Boys of Summer" - especially the DJ Sammy cover since it doesn't only refer to the Cadillac but the video is full of road scenes "Stan" - Eminem ft Dido "Ride" - The Vines "Motorcycle Emptiness" - Manic Street Preachers

9 Dec 2011, 03:18 AM	#15
Tsunami The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in between the bright lights and the far unlit unknown Posts: 2,341	Some more: "Driver's Seat" - Sniff 'n the Tears "Sleeping in my car" - Roxette "Pretty fly for a white guy" - The Offspring (the line about cruising in his Pinto) "Autobahn" - Kraftwerk "Diane" - Hüsker Dü (although the cover by Therapy? is more famous) "Dragula" - Rob Zombie (a Dragula apparently is some type of car, not sure if it exists in reality or only in some movie)